Every July, the small city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin becomes the center of the aviation world. EAA AirVenture draws more than 650,000 visitors and around 10,000 aircraft, turning Wittman Regional Airport into the busiest airport on the planet for one week. It is the largest aviation gathering anywhere — and Bristell is back in the middle of it, as we are every year.
The rule just changed in your favor
MOSAIC is the FAA’s biggest expansion of the Light Sport rules in 20 years. It lifts the old weight cap and opens Light Sport to heavier, faster, better-equipped aircraft — with retractable gear, constant-speed props, and IFR-capable avionics. For US pilots, a whole class of more capable airplanes just came within reach.
Flying outside the United States? MOSAIC is a US rule, but the same airframe already flies worldwide as the certified B23 — type-certified under EASA CS-23 and FAA Part 23. MOSAIC simply brings that aircraft to US Light Sport pilots too.
The aircraft on the field
The B23 is the proven platform — an all-metal airframe certified by both EASA (CS-23) and the FAA (FAA Part 23). You can fly it in the US today, with a BRS whole-aircraft parachute as standard, a Garmin G3X Touch glass panel, and a 130 cm (51 in) cabin among the roomiest in its class.
Then the B23M, the MOSAIC variant built for the new US Light Sport world — the same airframe, set up for MOSAIC, and yours to configure from the panel to the paint, all the way up to a full glass cockpit. A maximum takeoff weight of 750 kg (1,653 lbs) leaves up to 300 kg (661 lbs) of useful load: a full instructor, a full student, and real fuel.
Alongside them, the RG — the fastest Bristell we have ever built at 155 KTAS (287 km/h), with retractable gear for a clean, efficient cruise. And the Classic, the long-running bestseller that earned Bristell its name: simple, honest, and easy to fly.
Five Bristells on the grounds in all, including an aircraft at the Rotax display and a demo ship flying every day.
Book a demo flight
Reading the numbers is one thing. An hour in the left seat is another. Where the schedule allows, come fly a Bristell yourself out of Appleton (ATW) — see how it handles, look over the panel up close, and get every question answered by the people who know the airplane best. Slots fill fast.
To book, go straight to David Copeland, Vice President of Sales, USA & Canada: david.copeland@bristell.com, +1 316 558 1901.
Also worth your time
- A Lightspeed headset giveaway, exclusive to Bristell.
- SiriusXM Weather demos and offers.
- Demo flights all week out of Appleton (ATW).
For media
Bristell holds a press conference on Tuesday, July 21 at 10 a.m. at Press Headquarters, just north of the Control Tower. We will share our latest certification milestones and US market plans. All EAA-registered media are welcome.
Find us
The Bristell Exhibit, spaces 296 and 297, just north of the 4 Corners on Knapp Street — July 20 to 26. Five aircraft, demos all week, and a team that builds every Bristell by hand in Kunovice, Czech Republic. We have been flying in the US for more than 10 years, with over 140 Bristells now based here and more than 1,100 worldwide across 40-plus countries.
Wings with a Heart. See you in Wisconsin.
